1/1: aaine

woh kehti hai hum unke husn ki

jhooti taareef karte hai

aye khuda bas ek din

aaine ko zubaan de de

she accuses me of

falsely praising her beauty

o god, if only you could give

the mirrors a voice for a day

Aale Ahmed Suroor

(2)

husn (17) beauty

jhooTi (1) false

taareef (1) praise

aaine (1) mirrors

zubaan (8) speech, tongue

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